Carl Soderberg was not at the Bruins' morning skate Thursday, but coach Claude Julien said Soderberg just "took his option" and expects the third-line center to be in the lineup when the Bruins face the Canadiens in Game 4 at the Bell Centre.

Soderberg was the only absence from the skate. Call-up Matt Fraser took part in the morning skate. It's unclear if or how Fraser will fit into the lineup Thursday night, as the Bruins try to even up the series at 2-2.

“We’re going to make some game-time decisions as far as our roster’s concerned, guys," Julien told reporters, keeping his lineup to himself.

Any attempt to make sense of the Bruins' lineup based on their morning configurations was undone when the lines were tossed into a blender and spit out some bizarre combinations.

Here's how the lineup looked in the skate (you can guess yourself which would be the first line and which would be the fourth):

Milan Lucic-Patrice Bergeron-Loui Eriksson

Daniel Paille-David Krejci-Reilly Smith

Brad Marchand-Gregory Campbell-Jarome Iginla

Matt Fraser-Jordan Caron-Shawn Thornton

As you might expect, Julien indicated those would not be the lines to start Game 4, although a Fraser-Caron-Thornton combination would be fun (actually Thornton would probably be the center).

“Oh, I think it just gives you guys something to write about so you don’t get bored,” Julien told the media. “Then tonight I can decide whether I want to stick with those or put my lines back to what I want.”

Julien was asked if the screwy lines are a way to relax the team.

“I think you’re overthinking, honestly,” Julien said. “We have fun with things sometimes and that’s all we’re doing right now. We’re OK. We’re just having fun with things. If you guys want to write about that stuff, that’s fine, but we’re OK in there. We’re just focusing on our game.”